At 5 p.m. protestors gathered at 18th Street and Victoria Avenue to show their displeasure with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s controversial record on issues such as the environment and First Nation relations.

"It’s people taking a stand against Bill-C45," said Brandon University Aboriginal Student Council president Julia Stoneman, who helped organize the protest.

Stoneman explained that the movement began when four women from Saskachewan created a discussion around Bill C-45, an omnibus bill introduced by the Conservative government.

About an hour before the protests began, police started re-routing traffic around the intersection to ensure the protest remained peaceful.

Then, more than 200 people — aborignial and non-aboriginal, old and young — took to the street after a ceremonial smudge.

As they marched toward the intersection, carrying signs that read "Honour our treaties," "Ask Questions," and one that likened Harper to "Hitler," a protester shouted "Idle" to which the group shouted back "No more."